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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 160

Water Police Court.—wednesday. Befobe the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. [?] [?]

Empire · Thursday 23 January 1862 · page 4

John Lyons, master of the brig Ocean, and Willam Lawrio, master of the sohooner Unknown, were each f[?]ied 20s., with 6s. 6J. costs of Court, for neglecting to keep a constant bright light at the masthead of their…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Caldwell, M. M. Cohen, S. Cohen, G. Hill, and Asher. Six drunkards were severally sentenced to pay 10s, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 23 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. M. Cohen and S. Cohen. Five persone, charged with drunkenness, were [?] 10, each, or in default, sentenced totwenty-four hours is gaol…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Conadule Filed

Empire · Thursday 23 January 1862 · page 4

Michael John Davis, of Gaorge street, Sydney. Life bilities £730 [?] [?].; assets—value of real propetly, £40; of personal property, £70.; outstanding debts, £2; Total, £121 [?] 10d. D[?], 615 2s, [?]…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. W. F. Buchanan

Empire · Friday 24 January 1862 · page 5

Margaret Driver, charged by John Davis, labourer, with stabbing him in the wrist, with a knife, at her residence, Cambridge-street, on the 14th instant, was remanded untill to-morrow (this day)…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, Cook, Cullen, S. Cohen, and Kettle

Empire · Friday 24 January 1862 · page 5

Six drunkards were sentenced to pay a [?] of 10s. each, or to go to gaol for twenty four hours. Elizabeth Downs, alias Castles, was charged with being on the premises of Thomas Gleeson; she was sentenced…

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"Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the "Water Police Magistrate and Mr. B. Burdekin. Frank Abdalla, an Arab, employed on board the mail steamship Salsette, was found guilty of stealing from the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cook, Cullen, S. Cohen, Kottle, Smithers, Caldwell, G. Hill, and Ashor. Four drunkards were fined 10s. each, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours in default of payment…

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Supposed Murder in Romeo-lane

Empire · Friday 24 January 1862 · page 8

An inquest was held in Romeo-lane on Saturday last, before [?]. Youl, the city coroner, on the body of Harriet Webb, a diasoluto married woman, whose death is attributed to [?] said to have been inflicted by her…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Manning, Kettle, and S. Cohen. Eleven persons were fined 10s. each, and one 20s., on conviction of having been found drunk in the public streets…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. B. Burdekin, and Mr. M. M. Cohen. John Cameron, a seaman, late steward of the ship Nile, was committed for trial at the next court of Quarter…

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Water Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. B. Burdekin, and M. M. Cohen. One drunkard was fined 20s., or forty-eight hours. John Cameron, late steward of the [?] Nile, was…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, S. Cohen, Kettle, and Me[?]ning. Eleven drunkards were sentenced to pay a [?] of 10s. each, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

Robert Clark, seaman, for desertion from the Louisa Maria, was committed to hard labour in gaol for one week. TUESDAY. John Maldon, cook belonging to the ship Ganjam, was…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

Eliza M'Nish was committed for trial on the charge of having stolen from the dwelling of Mr. W. E. Plunkett, a gold watch and chain ; she said, in reply, that it was all owing to the drink, and begged that he would not…

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Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 3

ALL, OWING TO DRINK— Eliza McNish, a young and tolerably well dressed woman, evidently feeling her positian acutely was brought before the bench on Tuesday, by sergeant Sutton, under the following…

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Police Circular

Empire · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 5

[?] of a circular issued by direction of the Colonial Secretary to all the benches of magistrates throughout the colony preliminary to bringing the Police Act into operation…

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The Police Regulation Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1862 · page 4
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A CIRCULAR, of which the following is a copy, has been issued, by direction of the Colonial Secretary, to all the Benches of Magistrates throughout the colony, preliminary to bringing…

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Water Police Court.—saturday

Empire · Monday 27 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and J. Hill. Three persons, charged with drunkenness, were severally fined 10[?]; in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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